Aobha vs Maddison
Aobha and Maddisoncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2007, Aobha was ranked #413 and Maddison #147 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Aobha was ranked #896 and Maddison #411 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aobha and Maddison over time
Aobha and Maddison appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Maddison held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aobha in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Aobha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maddison in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2006–2018
Aobha held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Maddison in 7.
Highest recorded here: Aobha #431 in 2006, Maddison #337 in 2012.
The order changed in 2008: Maddison moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #549 and #842; by 2008 that had become #862 and #430.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Aobha #896, Maddison #411.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aobha | Maddison |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #896 (2018) | England and Wales · Girls #154 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aobha has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Maddison.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aobha
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #465 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2018
Highest recorded position: #317 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 2000–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Maddison
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2020
Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1998 (recorded 1992–2020).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #154 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls